Tag: Windy City Harvest

Windy City Harvest: Excel for Small Farm Crop Planning

Windy City Harvest: Excel for Small Farm Crop Planning

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Erin Matson, Windy City Harvest apprenticeship instructor $39 This workshop will cover how to utilize Excel to plan out a season of continuous annual vegetable crop production on your small farm or community garden plot. A crop plan excel template typically…

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Britt Calendo, Windy City Harvest PCC wellness farm coordinator. $39 Learn how to extend your spring or fall growing season to 9-months or even year round production. Explore what crops and varieties perform best in Chicago. Specific techniques will be covered…

Windy City Harvest: Pest & Disease Control

Windy City Harvest: Pest & Disease Control

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Rosario Maldonado, Sales Coordinator, WCH Apprenticeship & Corps $39 Have you had troubles with pests getting to your crops before you can? Learn how to take preventative measures to make sure you do not invite pests or disease in the first…

Windy City Harvest: Edible Container Gardening

Windy City Harvest: Edible Container Gardening

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Darius Jones, McCormick Place Rooftop Farm Coordinator, WCH Apprenticeship & Corps $39 Grow vegetables and herbs on your patio, roof, balcony or porch! This workshop covers: picking your site, types of containers, crops and varieties that do well, troubleshooting and harvest.…

Windy City Harvest: Building Healthy Soil

Windy City Harvest: Building Healthy Soil

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Erin Matson, Windy City Harvest apprenticeship instructor $39 Learn about composting, vermicomposting, cover cropping, and other soil-building techniques. This workshop will cover soil testing and pH for vegetable crops. Healthy soil is the key to healthy plants!

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Crop Planning

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Crop Planning

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Chris Prochot, Windy City Harvest incubator farm coordinator

Windy City Harvest: Home-Scale Aquaponics

Windy City Harvest: Home-Scale Aquaponics

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Andy McGhee, Windy City Harvest aquaponics coordinator

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Britt Calendo, Windy City Harvest PCC wellness farm coordinator. $39 Learn how to extend your spring or fall growing season to 9-months or even year round production. Explore what crops and varieties perform best in Chicago. Specific techniques will be covered…

Windy City Harvest: Seed Starting for Edibles

Windy City Harvest: Seed Starting for Edibles

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Rosario Maldonado, Apprenticeship & Corps Sales Coordinator $39 In this workshop, we’ll cover seed starting dates for edibles, container format options, organic soil mixes, how to create ideal conditions and trouble shoot. You will learn different techniques for starting your own…